Commuters – New Lanes to Ease I-680 Traffic in Danville, San Ramon

Motorists on Interstate-680 in Danville and San Ramon will soon have an easier, safer time merging onto the busy freeway.

Two new 2-mile-long merging lanes will soon open in each direction of I-680 through Danville and parts of San Ramon, according to the Contra Costa Transportation Authority, which partnered with Caltrans on the project.

Dubbed “auxiliary lanes,” the lanes stretch from Sycamore Valley Road in Danville to Crow Canyon Road in San Ramon. The northbound lane is set to open on Friday and the southbound portion will open on July 1, according to the CCTA.

The additional lanes are designed so that motorists can merge more safely into traffic while entering I-680 in the highly trafficked Danville-San Ramon area.

The $34.3 million auxiliary lanes are the final part of a three-phase, eight-year project meant to ease congestion and boost safety on that stretch of I-680.

“Completion of this final segment helps improve mobility by allowing traffic to safely enter and exit with easier mobility onto the
freeway,” Caltrans District 4 Director Bijan Sartipi said.

Federal funding for the project covered about $21 million, area developer fees accounted for about $11 million, while the state and a county half-cent transportation sales tax each provided about $1 million for the project, according to the CCTA.

About three weeks of night work in the freeway’s median lanes will still need to be completed this month, and should be done by July 25, according to the transportation authority.

This will benefit the residents of Danville and San Ramon, but it won’t do much for the residents of Claycord. NB traffic currently stops at Crow Canyon. Now it will stop at or before Sycamore Valley. Treat Blvd is the big problem that needs to be fixed.

I am a Concord resident who will definitely benefit, been waiting for the lanes to open. Yes, now Sycamore area may be the slow down, along with the usual “Y”. Once you hit Treat, traffic seems to move pretty well. Many times I continue on 680 NB if Treat Exit is backed up. Not much available land along the freeways to expand in this area, businesses/Bart right up to Freeway

I wish we could have Bart going down all of 680 to San Jose. With stops at San Ramon, Dublin, Fremont, and Milpitas. That would ease traffic so much. Unfortunately, it is expensive and I have a feeling residents of the 680 corridor wouldn’t approve any bonds or taxes to fund it.

I drive this every single day. A 2 minute savings? Fire whoever funded this idea. The only thing this will do is, possibly, move the back up a short distance. What a waste of time and money. If people would learn how to drive and merge and quit being such jacka$$e$ maybe that would help.

I agree; it would be SO NICE to have BART all the way down 680 to San Jose with stops in San Ramon, Dublin, Fremont and Milpitas. It has been a long time coming for the opening of those lanes. Two months ago, there was almost a serious accident when someone was trying to enter the freeway from the Sycamore on ramp; it is way too sho

Has anyone noticed this- when ever CalTrans has anything on their lighted info sign on NB 680 just prior to Livorna it causes a huge back up. I always think there is an accident ahead only to see some lame “click it or ticket” reminder. In the mean time people are jumping lanes all over to try and get ahead. I’ve seen several minor fender benders all due to the slow down caused by that info sign.

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